This vacancy has expired.
This vacancy has expired.
Board of Examiners Members
Posted on: Thursday 20 February 2025
Closing: Friday 29 August 2025 17:00
Applications are invited for a number of roles on the Board of Examiners (BoE) of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FPM).
Calling all Fellows and Members!
- Are you ready for a challenge and would like to be part of the modernisation of FPM?
- Do you have an understanding of current trends in professional education, learning and development?
- Are you able to work constructively with a mixed team of volunteers, staff, subject matter experts and others?
- Are you committed to the development and promotion of the specialty of pharmaceutical medicine?
- Are you willing and able to devote the necessary time and effort to fulfil the requirements of the role?
The Board of Examiners is responsible for the conduct of all FPM examinations, including the examinations for the Diploma and Certificate in Pharmaceutical Medicine, the Diploma and Certificate in Human Pharmacology and the Diploma in Experimental Therapeutics. The BoE is also responsible for setting and maintaining standards.
We are looking for candidates to contribute to and support the BoE’s work. Successful applicants will be recruited to join the BoE in the first instance but may be asked subsequently to fill one of a number of specific roles, among them the Examinations Secretary and Convenor / Co-convenor for the Short Answer Question (SAQ) paper.
Details of all roles can be found in the attached documents.
FPM welcomes and actively seeks to recruit people to its activities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. FPM aspires to reflect the diversity of its members in all its committee, senior roles and staff in general.
Applications are invited from Fellows (FFPM), Members (MFPM) and Members by Distinction (MFPM(Dis)) for the role. Honorary Fellows and Members are not eligible to apply.
Item Writers
We are also looking for candidates who would be interested in working as Item Writers to support the production of questions for the CPM/Part 1 DPM Multiple Choice examination. This is a new role with no fixed time commitment nor term requirement.
You do not need to be members of FPM but will have successfully passed the Certificate in Pharmaceutical Medicine and/or may have passed or be working towards the Diploma.
How to apply
Please read the role descriptions and person specifications, which you can find below.
Email your application to fpm@fpm.org.uk and contact us if you have any questions.
Your application should include:
- your full contact details,
- a one-page cover letter (maximum one-page A4 size, approx. 500 words) clearly setting out how you meet the specifications and requirements for the role and why you are interested, and
- a copy of your current CV.
Members of the Board of Examiners are expected to comply with our Code of Conduct for Volunteers and the Declaration of Interests Policy. These policies are available below, and you should read them before you apply.
Closing date for applications: 17:00 (UK time) on Friday 29 August 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to discuss their application with current members of the Office of the Board of Examiners (OBoE).
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Thinking of joining? Here’s what our current Officers have to say
Within the Board of Examiners there are also Officers who take on additional responsibilities, such as managing the BoE’s operations and leading examiner training days.
Hear directly from some of our current Officers about what they enjoy most about being part of the group, and the advice they’d give to anyone thinking of getting involved.
Dr Tina Strutt FFPM, Chair of OBoE
I joined OBoE because… I wanted to stay up to date with the full scope of pharmaceutical medicine, and have a forum to network and engage with my colleagues across the Faculty. I was hesitant about joining OBoE because I doubted my ability to contribute, but our monthly meetings are a highlight in my calendar. Come and join us in driving the standards of our specialty through spirited and lively knowledge-sharing and learning – we’d love to have you on board, and I can guarantee you a warm welcome!
Dr James Penton
A message to those considering joining the BoE… Please do it! I’ve had a really warm welcome since joining the BoE earlier this year, and we have fun in our meetings as well as working hard. It’s a fascinating role that I guarantee you’ll learn from.
Dr Jo Collier
The thing I enjoy most about being on OBoE is… the people I get to work with. We come from various areas and companies, making it a fantastic way to meet other pharmaceutical physicians. While we work hard to deliver the exam, we also share a few laughs along the way!
Dr Helen Philpott
A message to those considering joining … I would encourage it! The expected commitment is completely reasonable alongside a busy full-time job and outside of life commitments. I feel very supported by all OBoE members, and proud to be part of the team.
Dr Alistair Paice
I joined OBoE because… I wanted to keep pushing my knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical medicine, as an academic specialty, but as a broader mechanism to improve people’s health. Learning from my fellow OBoE colleagues has really helped me improve myself, and identify other areas of this fascinating medical specialty. I am also passionate about training and development, and OBoE helps to act a guide to this.